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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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I striped a hex 10mm hex bolt holding the cilinder header on a 98 dodge caravan 3.0L V6 engine with a torx socket

What do I do to remove it?
 
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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Im not sure what you mean by stripped the hex bolt with a torx socket? Torx is a male tool, you would have been using a "female" socket? Do you mean a 12pt socket vs. 6pt socket?

Either way, I havent been doing this stuff long enough to have picked up any techniques, but I would square it off with a dremel and use an open ended wrench to loosen it.

Mike
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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If there is enough room around the bolt, you can clamp a pair of vise grip pliers to it and
try to wiggle it loose. If the head of the bolt is rounded off too much to clamp on a pair,
You can create a large bead of metal on top of the bolt head with an arc welder, and then
use the pliers on the bead to try to break the bolt loose.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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go to sears and get a stripped bolt/nut remover set. It will be the best 30 dollars you'll ever spend
 
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